Amgun

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Amgun
Location of mouth in Russia
Native name	Амгунь
Location
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Khabarovsk Krai
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence and
Mouth	Amur
• coordinates	52°56′45″N 139°41′37″E / 52.94583°N 139.69361°E / 52.94583; 139.69361Coordinates: 52°56′45″N 139°41′37″E / 52.94583°N 139.69361°E / 52.94583; 139.69361
Length	723 km (449 mi)
Basin size	55,500 km2 (21,400 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	confluence with Amur
• average	600 m3/s (21,000 cu ft/s)
Discharge
• location
• average	489 m3/s (17,300 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk

The Amgun (Russian: Амгу́нь) is a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia that flows northeast and joins the river Amur from the left, 146 km upstream from its outflow into sea. The length of the river is 723 kilometres (449 mi). The area of its basin is 55,500 square kilometres (21,400 sq mi).^[1] The Amgun is formed by the confluence of the and . Its main tributary is the .^[2] The Amgun teems with fish, such as Siberian salmon, humpback salmon, sturgeon, and carp. The Baikal Amur Mainline railway enters the Amgun valley from the Dusse-Alin Tunnel and follows the river 180 kilometres (110 mi) northeast to Beryozovy where it turns southeast to Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

The Amgun was known as Xinggun River (興衮河) in Chinese. At its mouth is the village of Tyr which was a Chinese fort during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

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